BRPT Questions with verified answers
A breathing pattern characterized by at least three cycles of crescendo
breathing with duration of at least 10 minutes is Ans✓✓✓ Cheyne
Stokes respiration
A COMPLAINT OF MORNING HEADACHES ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE
SLEEP APNEA IS A RESULT OF WHAT? Ans✓✓✓ Severe oxygen
desaturation and hypercapnia (Elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the
blood).
A FUNCTION THAT EXPRESSES THE FREQUENCY OF EYE MOVEMENTS
PER UNIT TIME DURING SLEEP STAGE REM? Ans✓✓✓ REM Density.
A MEAN SLEEP LATENCY OF INDICATES WHAT? Ans✓✓✓ Pathological
sleepiness.
A normal mean sleep latency is how many minutes? Ans✓✓✓ 10 - 20
minutes
A PATIENT REPORTS A COMPLETE NASAL OBSTRUCTION PRIOR TO PAP
TITRATION. THE TECH SHOULD Ans✓✓✓ USE A ORO-NASAL INTERFACE
A PATIENT THAT INTENTIONALLY ENGAGES IN BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS
THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH SLEEPING WELL IS DEMONSTRATING
Ans✓✓✓ INADEQUATE SLEEP HYGIENE
,A PATIENT WITH MILD DEMENTIA BECOMES MORE CONFUSED AND/OR
AGITATED IN THE EARLY EVENING. THE PATIENT IS MOST LIKELY
EXPERIENCING Ans✓✓✓ SUNDOWNING
A PATIENT'S CHART INDICATES THAT THEY USE 30 L/MIN OF OXYGEN
AT HOME. THE TECH NOTES THAT THE PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS FOR THE
PSG SPECIFIES THE STUDY WITHOUT SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN AND TO
ADD 1.0 L/MIN OXYGEN IF THE SATURATION IS LESS THAN 89%. THE
BEST ACTION FOR THE TECH IS TO Ans✓✓✓ CALL THE PHYSICIAN FOR
CONFIRMATION
A patient's history indicates a diagnosis of overlap syndrome. The tech
can anticipate that the patient has Ans✓✓✓ COPD AND OSA
A PROCESS TO DECREASE FEAR OF ARTIFICIAL CIRCUMSTANCES BY
REPEATED AND CONTROLLED EXPOSURE TO A FEARED SITUATION IS
Ans✓✓✓ DESENSITIZATION
A SELF REPORTING TOOL USED TO EVALUATE SUBJECTIVE SLEEP
QUALITY AND DISTURBANCE OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH IS Ans✓✓✓
PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX
A SIDE EFFECT OF CPAP IS Ans✓✓✓ AEROPHAGIA
, According to guidelines, how many Hypopneas need to occur in peds
pts prior to increasing pressure? Ans✓✓✓ 1
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PEDIATRIC CPAP
TITRATION, HOW MANY HYPOPNEAS MUST OCCUR PRIOR TO
INCREASING PRESSURE Ans✓✓✓ ONE
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, ADAPTIVE SERVO
VENTILATION CAN BE CONSIDERED DURING A TITRATION STUDY WHEN
A DOWN TITRATION Ans✓✓✓ HAS NOT ELIMINATED CHEYNE STOKES
RESPIRATION OR CENTRAL EMERGENT APNEAS
According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, an optional parameter to
include in the report for an adult polysomnogram is Ans✓✓✓
Occurrence of hypoventilation during the diagnostic study in adult
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, CPAP SHOULD BE
INCREASED AT AN INTERVAL NO LESS THAN Ans✓✓✓ 5 MINUTES
According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, four nap opportunities on a
MSLT would be acceptable when the patient Ans✓✓✓ Had REM on at
least two nap opportunities
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, THE DEVICE THAT
SHOULD BE USED TO MONITOR AIRFLOW AND DETECT APNEA DURING
A DIAGNOSTIC STUDY IS Ans✓✓✓ ORONASAL THERMAL SENSOR
A breathing pattern characterized by at least three cycles of crescendo
breathing with duration of at least 10 minutes is Ans✓✓✓ Cheyne
Stokes respiration
A COMPLAINT OF MORNING HEADACHES ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE
SLEEP APNEA IS A RESULT OF WHAT? Ans✓✓✓ Severe oxygen
desaturation and hypercapnia (Elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the
blood).
A FUNCTION THAT EXPRESSES THE FREQUENCY OF EYE MOVEMENTS
PER UNIT TIME DURING SLEEP STAGE REM? Ans✓✓✓ REM Density.
A MEAN SLEEP LATENCY OF INDICATES WHAT? Ans✓✓✓ Pathological
sleepiness.
A normal mean sleep latency is how many minutes? Ans✓✓✓ 10 - 20
minutes
A PATIENT REPORTS A COMPLETE NASAL OBSTRUCTION PRIOR TO PAP
TITRATION. THE TECH SHOULD Ans✓✓✓ USE A ORO-NASAL INTERFACE
A PATIENT THAT INTENTIONALLY ENGAGES IN BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS
THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH SLEEPING WELL IS DEMONSTRATING
Ans✓✓✓ INADEQUATE SLEEP HYGIENE
,A PATIENT WITH MILD DEMENTIA BECOMES MORE CONFUSED AND/OR
AGITATED IN THE EARLY EVENING. THE PATIENT IS MOST LIKELY
EXPERIENCING Ans✓✓✓ SUNDOWNING
A PATIENT'S CHART INDICATES THAT THEY USE 30 L/MIN OF OXYGEN
AT HOME. THE TECH NOTES THAT THE PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS FOR THE
PSG SPECIFIES THE STUDY WITHOUT SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN AND TO
ADD 1.0 L/MIN OXYGEN IF THE SATURATION IS LESS THAN 89%. THE
BEST ACTION FOR THE TECH IS TO Ans✓✓✓ CALL THE PHYSICIAN FOR
CONFIRMATION
A patient's history indicates a diagnosis of overlap syndrome. The tech
can anticipate that the patient has Ans✓✓✓ COPD AND OSA
A PROCESS TO DECREASE FEAR OF ARTIFICIAL CIRCUMSTANCES BY
REPEATED AND CONTROLLED EXPOSURE TO A FEARED SITUATION IS
Ans✓✓✓ DESENSITIZATION
A SELF REPORTING TOOL USED TO EVALUATE SUBJECTIVE SLEEP
QUALITY AND DISTURBANCE OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH IS Ans✓✓✓
PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX
A SIDE EFFECT OF CPAP IS Ans✓✓✓ AEROPHAGIA
, According to guidelines, how many Hypopneas need to occur in peds
pts prior to increasing pressure? Ans✓✓✓ 1
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PEDIATRIC CPAP
TITRATION, HOW MANY HYPOPNEAS MUST OCCUR PRIOR TO
INCREASING PRESSURE Ans✓✓✓ ONE
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, ADAPTIVE SERVO
VENTILATION CAN BE CONSIDERED DURING A TITRATION STUDY WHEN
A DOWN TITRATION Ans✓✓✓ HAS NOT ELIMINATED CHEYNE STOKES
RESPIRATION OR CENTRAL EMERGENT APNEAS
According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, an optional parameter to
include in the report for an adult polysomnogram is Ans✓✓✓
Occurrence of hypoventilation during the diagnostic study in adult
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, CPAP SHOULD BE
INCREASED AT AN INTERVAL NO LESS THAN Ans✓✓✓ 5 MINUTES
According to RECOMMENDED guidelines, four nap opportunities on a
MSLT would be acceptable when the patient Ans✓✓✓ Had REM on at
least two nap opportunities
ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, THE DEVICE THAT
SHOULD BE USED TO MONITOR AIRFLOW AND DETECT APNEA DURING
A DIAGNOSTIC STUDY IS Ans✓✓✓ ORONASAL THERMAL SENSOR
